Fentanyl Overdose Lawsuit Against Snapchat Moves Forward

Dozens of families who lost loved ones to fentanyl overdoses are suing Snapchat, saying fatal drugs were being distributed through the platform.

Steve Filson (L), whose daughter Jessica Filson died in January 2020 of fentanyl poisoning, and Amy Neville (R), whose son Alexander Neville died in June 2020 at the age of 14 of fentanyl poisoning, march with family and friends to protest outside of the Snap, Inc. headquarters, makers of the Snapchat social media application, in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 4, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Dozens of families who lost loved ones to fentanyl overdoses are suing social media platform Snapchat, saying fatal drugs were being distributed through the platform.

A Los Angeles judge denied Jan. 3 Snapchat’s parent company Snap Inc.’s motion to dismiss the case. The lawsuit was filed in October 2022 and extended in April 2023, when more than 60 families joined the case with similar allegations.